CHARGE!!! Or not.
Update on pg. 3 here Update 2 on pg 4 here No better place on the web for this question... with the likes of a one-time alternator engineer on "board." Mexbungalows... I'm looking in your direc...
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I see that the OP has a motorhome.
With motorhomes, one could go a LONG WAY with a blown alternator ... just hold or tape the boost switch closed and let the coach battery bank capacity add to the chassis battery capacity to keep the engine, headlights, etc. going. Or better still, start the coach's built-in generator, keep the boost switch closed, and then drive until either the fuel powering the generator, or engine, runs out.
The above is one "emergency feature" that TT and 5'er RVs can't match easily, or at all. :)
With motorhomes, one could go a LONG WAY with a blown alternator ... just hold or tape the boost switch closed and let the coach battery bank capacity add to the chassis battery capacity to keep the engine, headlights, etc. going. Or better still, start the coach's built-in generator, keep the boost switch closed, and then drive until either the fuel powering the generator, or engine, runs out.
The above is one "emergency feature" that TT and 5'er RVs can't match easily, or at all. :)
